Diapsid is an English word with synonyms like reptile or reptilian. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Diapsid meaning
Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
Using Diapsid
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
- Useful related words include: diapsid reptile, reptile, reptilian, anapsid.
Context around Diapsid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Diapsid
- In this selection, "diapsid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ancestors stand out and add context to how "diapsid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include later from diapsid ancestors and of a diapsid re evolving. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "diapsid" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with diapsid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All Permian anapsid reptiles died out except the procolophonids ( testudines have anapsid skulls but are most often thought to have evolved later, from diapsid ancestors). (25 words)
Firstly, all known diapsids are uricotelic, meaning they excrete uric acid as nitrogenous waste, and there is no known case of a diapsid re-evolving ureotelism, or the excretion of urea, even when they return to semi-aquatic lifestyles. (39 words)
Firstly, all known diapsids are uricotelic, meaning they excrete uric acid as nitrogenous waste, and there is no known case of a diapsid re-evolving ureotelism, or the excretion of urea, even when they return to semi-aquatic lifestyles. (39 words)
All Permian anapsid reptiles died out except the procolophonids ( testudines have anapsid skulls but are most often thought to have evolved later, from diapsid ancestors). (25 words)
Example sentences (2)
All Permian anapsid reptiles died out except the procolophonids ( testudines have anapsid skulls but are most often thought to have evolved later, from diapsid ancestors).
Firstly, all known diapsids are uricotelic, meaning they excrete uric acid as nitrogenous waste, and there is no known case of a diapsid re-evolving ureotelism, or the excretion of urea, even when they return to semi-aquatic lifestyles.